Mueller back to being unavailable because of “head” injury

VANCOUVER — Left-winger Peter Mueller is not on this trip with the Avalanche and he’s no longer unavailable because of a groin injury. He’s back to officially being listed with a “head” injury. I meant to write about this Sunday in the Detroit game, when I first noticed it on the injured list, but forgot. Forgive me. You tend to forget about somebody you rarely see.

Mueller has missed the past 24 games, after playing ineffectively in the first three. His Avalanche career consists of 18 regular-season games over three seasons, none in 2010-11, after suffering the first of two concussions late in the 2009-10 season. Indeed, every time we hear he is coming back, he has a setback. Mueller, 23, was scheduled to return a couple weeks ago, before he became unavailable because of the groin problem.

23 year old star with concussion issues who may never play the game he loves and you treat it like he is nursing a hang nail. Stinks for him and the Av’s but not much you can do.

LRob

Now that Fleishmann is PPG and has 12 goals (3 more than our leading goal scorers, Dutchy and Hejduk) Avs management really looking like they made a mistake by letting him go. Sure he has clot problems, but at least you can treat that. It’s not reoccuring concussions…

Cole

Does this actually mean he’s taken a step backwards? Or that he’s just where he was before the groin?

Puckmeup

I’m sorry, but for the past couple of months, the only news we get about Peter Mueller is that he’s “unavailable to play” for one reason or another. And because of that, it’s old news. I don’t expect him to contribute to this team ever again and quite frankly, he’s just taking up space. I just hope he stays home and does whatever you’re supposed to do when you have concussion problems.

K22above

Dater, please stop mentioning Peter Mueller, ok? He’s not coming back anytime soon and we’re sick of hearing about him “skating with the team”. Give it a rest, ok?

Actually, the kid needs to go back home & forget about hockey for as long as it takes for him to get healthy.That’s all that matters right now. Personally, I think his career is over.

Pyotr09

Why don’t you read who wrote the article?

K22above

Does it matter?

The rest of the world

My dear, “personally”, no one gives a damn.

Suffocation

Fell sorry for Mueller, he’s a nice and talented guy and we could really need a guy like him, but I’m afraid his carreer as a hockey player is pretty much over.

Leandro

Sad to see a guy probably give up of his dream so early because of injuries, my brother was forced to stop to play soccer at 21 because of 2 torn ACL suffered in a short period of time, this is not fun.

Avs_fan_in_stl

I wish the best for Mueller, but to be honest I’m not
expecting him to come back to the Avs. He is in the last year of his contract
and things aren’t looking too good for him. I hope he can make a Crosby or a
Perron type comeback though!

Anonymous

“I meant to write about this Sunday in the Detroit game, when I first noticed it on the injured list, but forgot. Forgive me. >>>You tend to forget about somebody you rarely see.<<<"

It's cool if you have opinions on how the Avalanche handled Mueller. To take subtle digs at an injured player, when the injury in question is a concussion that might end his career at 23(?!), is not only unprofessional but also straight up shameful as a human being.

I don’t think this has any meaning as a setback. Look at Crosby, he was listed as ”head injury” since he got back. I hope he can be back soon. We sure need him the most right now and return healthy.

Jimmy

How bad is he? Does someone have to lace up his skates? Is he siting in a corner drooling all over himself? I feel sorry that he can’t play, and wish the very best for the kid. But at 23 he is done playing pro hockey. If he was a pro golfer,or tennis player then it would be a different story. But any sport that requires getting hit he is done.

Terry Frei graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in the Denver area and has degrees in history and journalism from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He worked for the Rocky Mountain News while attending CU and joined the Post staff after graduation. He has also worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Sporting News. His seventh book, March 1939: Before the Madness, was issued in February 2014.

Chambers covers college and professional hockey for The Denver Post. He has written for the Post since 1994, after dumping his first 9-to-5 office job a couple years out of college. He primarily follows the University of Denver hockey team and helps cover the Avalanche.